Ten-year-old Siri & her little sister Miki live with their elderly father in an Arctic archipelago. One day, while they are out
...Born on the night of a bad-luck comet, Ursula Flight has a difficult destiny written in the stars.
Growing up with her
...Discover a magical adventure that will test two children's bravery to the limit... the Ickabog is coming. With a mythical monster and a kingdom in peril, this is a brilliantly original fairy tale about the power of hope & friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers! The kingdom of Cornucopia had plenty of gold, a king with the finest moustaches you could possibly imagine, & butchers, bakers & cheesemongers & much more. It seemed that everything was perfect – except for the misty Marshlands to the north which, according to legend, were home to the monstrous Ickabog. Anyone sensible knew that the Ickabog was just a myth, to scare children into behaving. But the funny thing about myths is that sometimes they take on a life of their own... Could this myth bring a once happy country to it's knees? Could a myth thrust two children into an adventure they didn’t ask for & never expected? If you’re feeling brave, step into the pages of this...